Reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana
Botswana: Reservoir minimum water area change was 90.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana is 90.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 1,888.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana peaked at 90.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -30.2%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 13th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -30.2% | — |
| 2001 | -23.3% | -22.8% |
| 2002 | -18.0% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | -14.5% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | -13.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | -11.3% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | -16.9% | +49.1% |
| 2007 | -16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | -16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | -11.4% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | -6.7% | -41.5% |
| 2011 | -3.2% | -51.5% |
| 2012 | -5.1% | +56.9% |
| 2013 | -6.1% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | -0.8% | -87.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -1626.4% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +86.6% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +72.6% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +12.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 90.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 13.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 90.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 6.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1626.4% | -0.8% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -17.2% | -30.2% | -11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | -6.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 74.4% | 90.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Botswana was 90.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.2% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Botswana ranks 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,888.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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